Archives for December 11, 2011

‘”You can’t win a game when you give up two goals on your power play,” defenseman Christian Ehrhoff said. “We created a lot of good momentum before the power plays, then we gave that up with two goals against. That’s not good enough.”‘

‘Callahan’s short-handed goal with 1:09 left in the second period snapped a tie and sent the Rangers on their way to a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres. And while everyone in the building would agree Jhonas Enroth should have made the save, there was no denying the work Callahan put in before he even swept a forehand along the ice between Enroth’s legs.’

‘So while perhaps it’s not time to run No. 1 goalie Ryan Miller ragged again, Saturday was possibly Enroth’s worst NHL performance. It can be argued he should’ve stopped three of the Rangers’ four scores, two of which came short-handed.’

‘“I’m definitely fortunate to get the opportunity,” Szczechura said. “It was very rewarding just coming off the injury, battling through it all summer just to be ready to play. Then being a guy called up before Christmas is definitely rewarding.”’

‘The Sabres have gotten contributions from Brayden McNabb, Zack Kassian, T.J. Brennan and Corey Tropp. Stuart isn’t surprised they’ve done well, “If you look at the talent and the depth this organization has, it’s been pretty impressive and it’s been obvious with how these kids have performed up here so far. You could see a lot of that talent real early on in training camp and having the pleasure to play with them in Rochester you could see that raw talent there.”’

‘Is Regier safe? Even Ruff, the longest tenured coach in the league could be expendable. Who knows, even Ryan Miller and Thomas Vanek could become parts of deals, and their big contracts won’t matter to Pegula. He can afford to match or exceed their deals if it comes to that in terms of a player or players acquired.’